san francisco San Francisco breaks its e-cigarette habit Seamus Bellamy

oregon First-ever virtual Oregon Country Fair is happening this weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

donald trump NYC to paint 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' symbol in front of Trump Tower along 5th avenue, so POTUS sees it Xeni Jardin

Games Bernband: explore a looming yet intimate alien city Rob Beschizza

Science We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history David Pescovitz

activism Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum David Pescovitz

ebay Six members of eBay’s global security team charged with sending bloody pig mask to critic Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus GOP Ohio lawmaker: 'African Americans or the colored population' get coronavirus because they 'do not wash their hands as well as other groups' Xeni Jardin

music This is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "symphony of social justice" David Pescovitz

Business Las Vegas reopens and people are gambling again, 2.5 months after COVID-19 closed casinos Xeni Jardin

racism Philly removes statue of racist mayor Rob Beschizza

john waters John Waters gives an in-quarantine, green-screened commencement speech Rusty Blazenhoff

china Beijing to base China security agencies in Hong Kong Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Puppy training doesn’t have to descend your house into chaos thanks to these online classes Boing Boing's Shop

Science Comparing COVID-19 to other causes of death Xeni Jardin

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Las Vegas mayor offers city as 'control group' to see how many die of COVID-19 without social distancing Xeni Jardin

art The art world in the wake of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

video games Talking Adventure Games with Mark Yohalem Jeffery Klaehn